Buckle up! Take a trip through this Hubble visualization of the Veil Nebula.This shows the remnants of a star that exploded many thousands of years ago! The whole nebula stretches about 110 light-years across, though this view shows only a small fraction. The Veil Nebula resides around 2,100 light-years away from us, in the constellation Cygnus (the Swan). Visualization credit: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers, G. Bacon, Z. Levay, and L. Frattare (Viz 3D Team, STScI) Music credit: “Calm Atmosphere,” Ke

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#HubbleClassic Fly through tangled filaments of glowing gases in the Veil Nebula, the remnant of a star that exploded thousands of years ago. This scientific visualization is based on Hubble observations of the nebula and was released five years ago this week. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3iUyVeK Credits: NASA, ESA, and F. Summers, G. Bacon, Z. Levay, and L. Frattare (Viz 3D Team, STScI); Acknowledgment: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) #NASA #Hubble #nebula #classic #spac